Featured Finds Thread

I thought I recognized Moses. Score!

@cxgirl - Ittala glass birdie! The little silverplate box may have those black spots forever. The plating may not even be there any more. Even so... whatever. I love Mr Fox. He looks like he should be palling around with Wile E. Coyote.

 

You definitely should have gotten that foxy fox!

 

I picked this up for $7. It was love at first sight.

 

Love the biccies box, but surely they should have let the Mouse Patrol back into the building.

 

Agreed! I am sure they keep the micey population down at the bakery.

 

Cats were valued employees at bakeries. Grains and flours and sugar attract mice, so a mobile mousetrap is required.

 

Found this today at an estate sale on Cape Cod of all places, a Sowerby basketweave comport. I'm sure for Brits it's not a big find but on this side of the pond we don't come across Sowerby often. I was so pleased to find this

 

I can see my grapes in that! Wowzer!

 

Here's the Hollywood Regency mirrored nightstand that I found at Goodwill for $25.
The mirrors had turned a little dark and murky, but I like it! You can see circular glue marks behind the mirror on the front apron, but of course I cannot correct that. At least the mirror there was still intact!

It was missing mirrors around the top edge.
(Indicated by red arrow)
I found narrow mirror-like glass from the hardware store that were just the right size.

They are silvery with a mock antique coloration.
So I glued them in and I retouched some of the dark gold trim.

Before:


After:

 

Looks happier now. Off to a dark corner it goes!

 

Yeah, it's whole now, so we're both happy!
The rosette knob is the star of the show

 

I love ❤️ ❤️love love❤️ this piece!

 

When I saw it in Goodwill with the missing mirrors, I figured I'd pass on this piece. But halfway to my car, I turned around and went back for it. It's amazing that none of the mirrors are cracked, especially the top.

I had never come across mirrored furniture before, so why not buy it and figure out a solution?
Finding the replacement glass in the right width was a miracle!

 

Charity shop trawl today. Burnett oil painting £5.
9 ct gold locket and earrings £2.95. K&L 925 silver locket and Thai brooch £4.

 

From the sheer number of similars signed "Burnett,, I suspect it's a decorative painting.

Debora

 

There’s certainly lots of them about. Tourist buys I would think.
The prices asked are all over the place. I had one years ago I bought for £1 and sold for £15, i think I’ll make a bit on it even with the plastic frame.

 

it looks fabulous now, I love it stacci

 

you did well Houseful, I like the gold locket

 

Thanks, I’ll take the gold down to the jewellers, he will perhaps resell the locket but I’ll sell all to him as scrap, I should get about £60 and beetle off to the supermarket

 

I like it when that happens! At least the political mess is good for something - higher scrap gold prices.